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Arms Act, 1959 · Chapter II: Acquisition, Possession, Manufacture, Sale, Import, Export and Transport of Arms and Ammunition

Section 7: Prohibition of acquisition or possession, or of manufacture or sale of prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition

No person shall—

(a) acquire, have in his possession or carry; or

(b) [use, manufacture] sell, transfer, convert, repair, test or prove; or

(c) expose or offer for sale or transfer or have in his possession for sale, transfer, conversion, repair, test or proof,

any prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition unless he has been specially authorised by the Central Government in this behalf.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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